The HTC One will be a hit, pass Galaxy S4 for ONE reason..

[anon5664829]

I agree that the case the one sits in is beautiful. No doubt about it. Durable? The jury is still out there, but if people dont drop them and case em up, I bet they stay relatively scratch dent free.

Looking at the bigger picture and taking this subject into context, people that clamor samsung is junk because they use plastic are shortsighted imo. I almost want to buy a s4 and one and just do the drop test all ready. The plastic in the s3 and note 2 has held up well for most of the world. It is the same thing as me saying the one is a tin can. Fact is, htc has one of the best phone designs I have ever seen. But I am also not ignorant enough to run around AC claming samsung plastic is junk every second I get a chance to. I give the case win to htc. I give the software win to samsung. The software in the s4 is innovative to the tune of another apple crushing victory imo.

Can I load 4.2.2 TW on a one with a 2600mah removable battery and sd card slot? Because then I would have almost the perfect phone.

Apple crushing? Hardly. The iPhone sells like hoecakes and everyone here seems to be in denial

 

[anon5664829]

It may be Apple crushing, but I don't think the S4 software is all that innovative, most of it is already around in Android, and Samsung's interpretation/implementation of them is not all that great. I did try out the Smart Pause and Smart Scroll functions at the event tonight and neither of them worked for me, it was a lot more miss than hit for those around me as well. Air Gesture worked within the gallery for me but not anywhere else. As far as the camera functions like being able to edit out faces and unwanted objects, etc. - that is not unique to the S4, the HTC One has it too, just that they haven't played it up. And overall, TouchWiz still seems so clunky to me. Samsung has slimmed the phone down, and it does fit better in hand than the S3, but the HTC One (which I have also played with but not gotten yet) is beautiful and the class of the field in design. Other than Samsung storage envy, I am so glad I am going with the One.

Edit: PS: By the end of tonight's event, I didn't feel a huge wave of enthusiasm from people - it was like "Is that all there is?"

Do you know why people were not impressed? Because there is nothing to add just like how Apple cannot add much to the iPhone

 

[kkapoorr]

Unless they start going with flexible screens, which I find to be stupid.

HTC ONE X-ViperX 3.3.8

 

[Lukas Ekstazijus]

I'll past it for several reasons.. The S4 is a software update and most of the tweaks are so childish to me. Too many gimmicks

 

[Johnly]

I am still giving Samsung credit. At least they are "investing" in new software ideas.....no matter how buggy or gimmicky it seams. Apple crush!

 

[Johnly]

Apple crushing? Hardly. The iPhone sells like hoecakes and everyone here seems to be in denial

It would be partly blinding to think samsung hasn't eaten into apples share. I am excited to see what apple does with the next iphone.

 

[klokateer123]

It would be partly blinding to think samsung hasn't eaten into apples share. I am excited to see what apple does with the next iphone.

Make the exact same phone but give it photosphere!?

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[anon5664829]

Make the exact same phone but give it photosphere!?

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iOS will get a revamp because the control freak had been fired,trust me on this

 

[So Cold]

Apple crushing? Hardly. The iPhone sells like hoecakes and everyone here seems to be in denial

Not sure what hoecakes are but they sound hilarious

 

[anon5664829]

Not sure what hoecakes are but they sound hilarious

Oh **** I meant hot cakes LOL

 

[anon(5384869)]

Make the exact same phone but give it photosphere!?

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iSphere... Surround yourself in your memories!

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[pazzo02]

After seeing the official specs for the GS4, I believe the One will surpass it for more than ONE reason.

 

[anon(5384869)]

At this point, now that I've seen both, I'd buy the One over the S4 if I was in the market.

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[anon5664829]

iSphere... Surround yourself in your memories!

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You know, that just might work........

 

[anon(5384869)]

You know, that just might work........

Dear god don't say that. Now people will know who to hate when apple "reinvents" the photo with this! THIS GUY! D-:

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[anon5664829]

Dear god don't say that. Now people will know who to hate when apple "reinvents" the photo with this! THIS GUY! D-:

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"Apple makes everything work better"

 

[Aquila]

Have yet to see a single ad on YouTube or during the Walking Dead or anything for HTC anything this year.

 

[Johnly]

Apple and samsung have about 70% of the us share. Bout time htc brought their a game. Alex says the battery life is good. Maybe htc, maybe.......

 

[anon5664829]

Apple and samsung have about 70% of the us share. Bout time htc brought their a game. Alex says the battery life is good. Maybe htc, maybe.......

I want HTC and LG to crush samsung into the little plastic pieces they are , if only to shut their fanboys up.

 

[planoman]

I pray to God no one says this in this thread. Hands down the most idiotic argument to make when comparing Samsung to HTC in terms of why Samsung has better sales. The average consumer does NOT care about a SD card or removable battery. I don't know why ppl try to relate their needs with what feel are the needs of everyone else. Why does the iPhone sell?? Plus, the One comes in 32gb and 64gb. I don't know why ppl wanna carry 1000 songs, 5 movies, and a whole season of Seinfeld on their phone at one time. Its a phone..



All I'm saying is the One will be the foundation HTC needs to leapfrog over Samsung at some point in the future. They will build off the success im predicting the One will eperience and release maybe a HTC tablet or other focused products like Samsung has done with the S3 and Note II and Tab, and Apple has done with the iPhone and iPad and Mini. It all starts with that singular flagship phone and then grows into something larger. Other companies need to take note. LG is making the same mistakes HTC was making now (Optimus V? Vu? G? L9? F5? F7?)

iphones sell because a 3 year old can pick it up and use it. It is really that simple. I am not trying to be derogatory but I mean an actual 3 year old, it is that intuitive. Whether people SHOULD pick a device based on removable battery and micro sd card slot is a whole lot different than IF they do. Yes they do. Many people will not even consider a phone without those two things. They do not want to hear the iphone or even Nexus 4 argument or the cloud stuff. They want the removable battery and micro SD card slot.

Kudos to HTC for going with 32 and 64 GB. Some folks have a lot of stuff and they want it on their phone...locally. Just talked to a guy I work with today and he asked me about moving 10,000 songs over from itunes and I started telling him about google play music and the cloud and he tuned out and said what is the largest micro sd card I can get?

I am not in the market for a new device, I am quite happy with my Note 2 and Nexus 4 but I know that Samsung smiles every time a new phone comes out without a removable battery or micro SD card! I can just see JK Shin smiling!